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brightwheel 6 months ago
location: remoteus
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Title: Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack

Location: Remote (US Only)

Type: Full-time

Workplace: remote

Category: Engineering

Job Description:

Our Mission and Opportunity

Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has a lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is to enable high quality early education for every child — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families.

Our Team

We are a fully remote team with employees across every time zone in the US. Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, Emerson Collective, and Mark Cuban.

We believe that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve— should be given the opportunity to learn and thrive, whatever their background may be. We celebrate ersity in all forms because it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and do their best work. From decision making, to how we operate, we ground ourselves in our Leadership Principles every day.

Who you are

We are seeking a senior software engineer who is well-rounded technically, and passionate about the positive impact their code can make in people’s lives. Brightwheel engineers work closely with product and design, as well as with other areas of the business to deliver a platform that meets our teachers’ & parents’ biggest needs.

Every engineer at Brightwheel is afforded a high degree of ownership and autonomy. We are a lean, fast-moving team and value iniduals who can optimize for being impactful while considering both technical and business drivers.

What you’ll do

  • Operate in an agile environment to quickly deliver value to early childhood education centers.
  • Expand understanding of our customers’ needs to deliver software solutions to address those needs.
  • Work alongside product, design, and other engineers to scope and implement new features and products.
  • Identify and advocate for new opportunities for technical advancement within the engineering team.
  • Be a steward of quality, scalability, security, and performance. You’ll work with other engineers to ensure that we have a solid foundation that serves our customers, and enables the team to continue building a great product.
  • Design new software systems, or introduce new technologies, as appropriate to support brightwheel’s growth.
  • Share expertise through mentorship across the engineering team

Qualifications, Skills, & Abilities

  • 5+ years of professional experience working in agile companies/teams
  • Experience developing in backend frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Python/Django, or Golang
  • Proficiency in both contributing designing and optimizing APIs
  • Experience with frontend frameworks like React or Angular
  • Experience writing automated tests (e.g. unit, integration, & e2e)

Brightwheel is committed to internal pay equity and offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, equity, and benefits. Our benefits package includes premium medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid parental leave, a flexible paid time off policy, a monthly wellness and productivity stipend, and a Learning & Development stipend.

For cash compensation, brightwheel sets standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Multiple factors determine final offer amounts, including geographic location, candidate experience, and expertise. If you have questions about the compensation band for your region, please ask your recruiter.

Brightwheel is committed to creating a erse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.